Dar es Salaam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$315
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
8
😀 Quality of life
55
59
🏙️ Population
4.72M
24.7K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 55% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6696th and 3034th ($720 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5965th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524